Decided to go with several beers from the mixed six pack rack at my local craft beer store and a bomber. A pair of octoberfests which were likely out of date. A Cherry Hefe from Sam Adams which wasn't a few of black IPAs from Widmers and one more that wasn't good enough to recall at this time. The Bombe was a Rye IPA (Which FYI is going to be the new thing in IPAs as much as black IPAs were the thing last year) I will say this though as much as I go back and forth about east coast vs west coast brewers with njx East Coast Brewers can't make a good rye IPA (except Schmaltz and Dock Street) to save their business. I had this from Blue Point in Long Island.

It was OKAY but when I go ahead and choose a bomber I want it to be the highlight of my beer evening and this just wasn't. I really liked the aged 2011 Goose Island Brown that I found in the dark recesses of my basement in spite of the fact there was some sediment development. it was still the best thing I had tonight.

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The Lake Erie Monster is a pretty good one. I won't ever buy it again for the price though, I would have rather gotten 12 Torpedoes for the same price. It's pretty decent, all in all. I'll pick up a couple sixers of Divide next.

Hey guys did you remember when I said that there were no good East coast Rye IPAs (except for Schmaltz and Dock Street) well I was wrong...ish add to that list Founders (which isn't coastal but meh) their red rye IPA is the best I've had that includes your damn west coasters NJX! I also had Sierra Navada's Harvest. Its good every year and cheap. So WIN!

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In all honesty, most of the best beers I've had lately have been from Michigan. Between Founders, Bells, Dark Horse, and New Holland, I've been loving the Michigan beer scene.

In all honesty the only beers worth a damn come from the following states. Michigan, California, Washington, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont and Colorado. The other states and Canada might have one or two good brewers but by in large suck.

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Obviously I'm a homer but I dig Minnesotan beers. There are a whole bunch of good breweries around here. We don't get a lot of the great breweries from the coast so I don't have the same perspective though.

nothing good comes from vermont. unless that wasn't a subtle nod at magic hat, then i guess there's a chance. washington is solid, had some great cda's last year. i just don't think rye ipa's are any good. i've tried so many times. rye is just not my favorite flavor profile. sierra nevada still has about as much place in this thread as pbr and lonestar.

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No Delaware? Dogfish is the only worthwhile thing from that state.

I don't like Magic Hat but there are some good breweries in Vermont. Sierraa Nevada is a decent brewery there are one or two beers I can enjoy from them.

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